The Churches Ministry Objectives

The Church must know and have clear ministry objectives. For with out these the church will stumble as one walking in darkness. From William H. Willimon's book “Pastor” he talks about very clearly what some examples of these objectives must be.

 

(1)   Preaching  2 Tim. 4:1-2 “In the presence of God and of the Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage-with great patience and careful instruction”. The Word of God must be faithfully preached from the pulpit in such a way that one can feel the overwhelming presents of the Living God himself. This is done through the careful study in prayer over Gods word.

 

(2)   Teaching  Col. 1:28 “We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.”  The Word of God must also be taught in both large and small group settings. This involves questions and answers, and setting together around the Word .

 

 

 

(3)   Training 2 Tim. 2:2-4 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.” Believers must be trained in such aspects as how to study their Bibles, how to pray, how to witness, how to walk in the power of the Spirit, how to communicate their faith to others, and so on, so that they may, in turn, be able to train others.

 

(4)   Exhorting Col. 3:16  “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” The church must be exhorted to provide a positive example to the lost. And this can only be done by the true following of the example that Christ has left for us.